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Woody Allen has denied sexually abusing his daughter when she was a child

Woody Allen's adopted son has defended the film-maker over a claim he molested his adopted daughter in 1992.

Moses Farrow, 36, told People Magazine he believed their mother, actress Mia Farrow, had used the accusations to turn the children against him.

Dylan Farrow recently renewed the sexual abuse claim after speaking out in an open letter last week.

The authorities investigated her allegation at the time, but Mr Allen was not charged.

The film-maker has called the allegations "untrue and disgraceful" through his publicist.

'Vengeful'

Moses Farrow, one of the children Mr Allen and Ms Farrow adopted together, told the magazine his mother had "drummed it into me to hate my father for tearing apart the family and sexually molesting my sister".

"I see now that this was a vengeful way to pay him back for falling in love with Soon-Yi."

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Dylan Farrow alleges Woody Allen molested her when she was seven years old

Mia Farrow and Mr Allen split in 1992 after she discovered he was having an affair with Soon-Yi Previn, Mia Farrow's adopted daughter with a former partner.

Mr Allen wed Ms Previn in 1997, and the two remain married.

Timeline of events

Jan 1992: Woody Allen splits from girlfriend Mia Farrow after she finds he has taken nude photos of her adopted daughter, Soon-Yi Previn, with whom he began an affair when she was about 19

March 1993: An independent hospital investigation by child-abuse specialists determines Dylan was not sexually assaulted

Sep 1993: A Connecticut prosecutor says there was "probable cause" to charge Allen with molestation, but the case was not pursued to avoid traumatising Dylan

Oct 2013: Dylan Farrow reasserts her claims, in Vanity Fair, that she was molested by Allen

Feb 2014: She repeats it in an open letter in the New York Times; Allen calls it "disgraceful"

Dylan Farrow told People Magazine her brother's comments were "such a betrayal to me and my whole family".

"My memories are the truth and they are mine and I will live with that for the rest of my life," she said, denying her mother had coached her to accuse Mr Allen.

She has previously said she decided to break her silence after two decades, when Mr Allen's latest film, Blue Jasmine, was nominated for an Oscar.

Mia Farrow has not directly responded to Moses' statements but tweeted: "I love my daughter. I will always protect her. A lot of ugliness is going to be aimed at me. But this is not about me, it's about her truth."